Notification-tablet.



C M. ROSE.

NOTIFICATION TABLET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8. 1915.

1, 182,3 18. Patented May 9, 1916.

such addresses may be exposed 'by manipulation from the outer face of the door before s" 1. run STATES PATEN CHARLES M. ROSE, OF NEW .YORK, N. Y.

NOTIFICATION-TABLET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 8, 1915. Serial No. 49,432.

In cases of fire, burglary, or other acci-.

dent, it frequently happens that the residence addresses of owners of the premises affected cannot be learned by the firemen or police and considerable time elapses before such owners or other interested parties receive information of the occurrence and are able to arrange for the protection of property thus exposed. in night fires in large office or loft buildings in. which a numberof rooms or floors are.

often broken open by the firemen in locating and fighting the fire. p

The object of this invention is to, provide a conspicuous tablet preferably located on or near the door, containing the addresses of the parties to be notified immediately in the event ofsuch occurrence.

A further object is to provide means for portecting such addresses fromdust and smoke and also for concealing them under ordinary conditions while inviting easyao cess when desired in an emergency, and another ob ect is to provlde means whereby forcible entrance is effected.

The invention consists in certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement by which the above objects are attained, to be hereinafter described and claimed. v v

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specificationand show arr approved form of the invention.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of the inner face of a door having the tablet there- Fig. 2 is a corresponding view of the Fig. 3 is a front elevationon O11. outer face. larger scale, showing the tablet alone and in the folded or closed condition. Fig. 4. is a corresponding View showing the tablet opened to expose the addresses. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 55 in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on the line 66 in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a vertical section on a still larger scale, showing the upper portion of the tablet and corresponding This is notably the case i to Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is an elevation showing a portion of the outer face of the door adjacent tothe tablet. Fig. 9 is an elevation showing a detail.

Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

A is the door leading to the shop or office, shown as having a glass plate or panel A The tablet is shownas mounted on one of the door-stiles near the glass panel and consists of a rectangular plate B and a cover C hinged thereon. The plate B is screwed to the stile and has an outwardly extending flange-l3 at the top. The cover C is flanged on all four sides and has ears C at the lower end pivotally connected to corresponding, lugs B on the plate to form a hinge upon which the cover may be folded upwardly upon the plate to inclose the latter. A. spring tongue B in theflange B engages frictionally in a recess 0 in the upper flangeof the cover and holds the cover in the closed position, as in Fig. 3.

Projections B 13* on the plate serve'with the flange B in supporting ashaft D carrying a leaf or wing D adapted to be folded upon the plate Band inclosed by the cover 0. A spring D on the shaft D tendsto turn the latter and swing the wing automatically outward into the plane of the plate when the coveris opened. The projections B B are formed one on each side so that the shaft D may be mounted on either side in adapting the tablet for service on either side of a door.

The face of the cover-is in the form of a frame having a large central opening, and receives a glass plate orpanel E protecting thenormally outer face of a card F, which I with the glass is held by fingers on the side flanges of the cover, bent upon the margins of the card after the insertion of the latter and the glass. The wing: Dis also a frame and carries a card or sheet Gr. 1

H is a tube attached to the back of the upper portion of the plate B by fingers H extending through suitable apertures therein and headed over upon the inner face of the plate; the tube is received in a hole a bored through the stile. On the outer face of the door the hole is protected by a bushing A The tube contains a rod H projecting into the space within the cover and adjacentrto the wing D, and the rod is held yieldingly in this position by a helical spring inclosing the rod and abutting at one end Patented May a, rare.

against the outer face of the plate B and the card, protected from view when the tab'-- let is closed, are the addresses or other in-' formation as to the location of the party or parties to be notified. The sheet G on: the

wing carries the same addresses on its inner I face. 7

hen it is necessary forcibly to open the door in case of fire or other unusual occurrence, the fireman or policeman may thrust a suitable implement into the hole a and by pressure of the rod H against the wing: D overcome the frictional engagement of the tongue 13 and recess: 0 and release the cover C and permit it to swing downwardly aidedby the opening effort of the wing, perm-it ting the latter to turn and lie adjacent to the glass panel A of the door, in which position, shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the addresses on the sheet G may be read through the glass panel of the door, or after the door is broken in, the entering parties may turn down the cover 0 from inside the room and expose the addresses on the inner face of the card F, in either case the addresses of the parties to be notified are immediately available. I

The cover C is constructed to fit closely upon the plate and protect the cards from dust or smoke, and when in the closed condition to conceal the addresses, telephone numbers, or other information of a semiprivate nature.

Modifications may be made in the forms and proportions, and parts may be used without the whole. The tablet may be mounted on doors having no glass panel, or on the door-casing or wall adjacent to the door, in such situations the wing D and tube H and its rod and connections may be omitted.

I claim 1. A plate attachable to a door, an open frame hinged to said plate, a card held in said frame with its opposite faces exposed upon opposite sides of said frame, and means operable through the door to move said frame on its hinge to expose the nor- 'mally hidden face of said card.

frame, a hinged member interposed between sald plate and frame, and means operable through the door for moving said member to move said frame to expose the normally hidden face of the card.

3. A plate adapted to be secured to the inner face of a door-stile, a flange on said plate at its upper end, and a projection near its lower end,'a shaft mounted in said flange and projection, a wing on said shaft, a spring on the latter tending to swing said wing from said plate, a cover hinged to said plate and inclosing said wing, means operable from the outer face of said door for opening" said cover and releasing said wing, and a sheet on said wing carrying address instructions. V

4. A plate adapted to be secured to the inner face of a door-stile,- a flange on said plate at its upper end, and a projection near its lower end, a shaft mounted in said flange and projection, a wing ons'ai-d shaft, a spring on the latter tending to swing said wing. from said plate, lugs at the lower end of said plate, a spring tongue formed in said flange, a cover having ears at the lower end pivoted to said lugs, flanges on said cover constructed to inclose said plate and wing and having a recess adapted to be engaged by said tongue to hold said cover'normally closed, said stile having an aperture therethrough, a tube on said plate extending into such aperture, a rod yieldingly mounted in said tube and arranged to strike and release said wingand cover, the latter having an opening in its face, a card exposed at such opening and bearing on its outer face notification instructions readable through such opening and address instructions on its inner face, and a sheet mounted on said wing and bearing address instructions, such address instructions readable when said cover is open. a

In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth I affix my signature.

, CHARLES M. ROSE. 1

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